Friends-
I have a few important updates to add to the letter I sent around earlier this week.
I'm incredibly pleased by the group of folks on board to support this next phase of our work together - any time you have someone like Tim DeChristopher, who is still sitting in jail for his brave stand against the oil industry, joining with a former White House official like Gus Speth, along with the incredible other organizers and movement leaders who co-signed with them, you can be sure that something special is in store.
It's very important that we continue thinking and acting big, because we don't have much time: the President will be making a decision by the end of the year. I wanted to send you another note to help explain in a little more depth what we have planned:
First: Over 1000 people have already signed up for our big action on November 6th, one year from the next election, when we're going to try to encircle the White House in a giant, solemn protest. We've never tried something this big before - our goal here is to make it clear just how big this movement is, as a reminder to the President that this pipeline is a threat to both our communities and his reelection chances.
We don't have all the plans worked out, but here's what we do know: this will be a daytime protest that will last for several hours, and you'll be able to participate without risking arrest. Hopefully this means we can get as many people as possible to be there. We're scoping it out now, but we're not sure how many people it will take to actually surround the White House.
However early signs are good: the response has been amazing. To join us at the White House, click here to sign up: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/
Between now and then, we have a lot of work to do as well. On October 7th, our friends in DC are holding a big rally outside the last State Department hearing, which is going to kick off a month of organizing across the country leading up to the 6th. For more information about the rally in DC, or to join, click here: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/
We're going to continue showing up at Presidential events (there were 4 different rallies like this in just the past 3 days) to bring our message directly to the president and the national press. Our organizing team is tracking his appearances, and if the President is coming to your neighborhood, they're ready to help you get his attention. Just get in touch by emailing us at info@tarsandsaction.org.
We're also going to step up our actions at local Organizing for America offices. This is our best way to reach the President's political advisors who will play a key role in the final decision. If they start seeing angry folks like you and I - particularly if you worked for or donated to his 2008 campaign - showing up at offices across the country, they'll definitely get the message that it's high time for the President to start acting like the guy we elected. (You know: the one who said that we would be the generation that finally ends the tyranny of oil, and that the oceans would rise and the planet would begin to heal on his watch)
You don't need to know all of the exact details to start pulling an action together. If you have a few folks near you who are interested, I suggest you set up an event on our site, and we'll be in touch to help you get started. Click here to get rolling: http://events.tarsandsaction.
OK, that's what I have for now. I'm really excited by all the work you've been doing, and I can't wait to see you again in DC.
-Bill
I have a few important updates to add to the letter I sent around earlier this week.
I'm incredibly pleased by the group of folks on board to support this next phase of our work together - any time you have someone like Tim DeChristopher, who is still sitting in jail for his brave stand against the oil industry, joining with a former White House official like Gus Speth, along with the incredible other organizers and movement leaders who co-signed with them, you can be sure that something special is in store.
It's very important that we continue thinking and acting big, because we don't have much time: the President will be making a decision by the end of the year. I wanted to send you another note to help explain in a little more depth what we have planned:
First: Over 1000 people have already signed up for our big action on November 6th, one year from the next election, when we're going to try to encircle the White House in a giant, solemn protest. We've never tried something this big before - our goal here is to make it clear just how big this movement is, as a reminder to the President that this pipeline is a threat to both our communities and his reelection chances.
We don't have all the plans worked out, but here's what we do know: this will be a daytime protest that will last for several hours, and you'll be able to participate without risking arrest. Hopefully this means we can get as many people as possible to be there. We're scoping it out now, but we're not sure how many people it will take to actually surround the White House.
However early signs are good: the response has been amazing. To join us at the White House, click here to sign up: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/
Between now and then, we have a lot of work to do as well. On October 7th, our friends in DC are holding a big rally outside the last State Department hearing, which is going to kick off a month of organizing across the country leading up to the 6th. For more information about the rally in DC, or to join, click here: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/
We're going to continue showing up at Presidential events (there were 4 different rallies like this in just the past 3 days) to bring our message directly to the president and the national press. Our organizing team is tracking his appearances, and if the President is coming to your neighborhood, they're ready to help you get his attention. Just get in touch by emailing us at info@tarsandsaction.org.
We're also going to step up our actions at local Organizing for America offices. This is our best way to reach the President's political advisors who will play a key role in the final decision. If they start seeing angry folks like you and I - particularly if you worked for or donated to his 2008 campaign - showing up at offices across the country, they'll definitely get the message that it's high time for the President to start acting like the guy we elected. (You know: the one who said that we would be the generation that finally ends the tyranny of oil, and that the oceans would rise and the planet would begin to heal on his watch)
You don't need to know all of the exact details to start pulling an action together. If you have a few folks near you who are interested, I suggest you set up an event on our site, and we'll be in touch to help you get started. Click here to get rolling: http://events.tarsandsaction.
OK, that's what I have for now. I'm really excited by all the work you've been doing, and I can't wait to see you again in DC.
-Bill
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